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Way With Words

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1/16

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 16Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Beat: 3/4
Key: B  
Tuning: Drop D
Chords used:
 BM7- x243xx
 Eb5- 111xxx
 E5-  222xxx
 F#5- 444xxx
 G#5- 666xxx
 C#5- x466xx
 B5-  x244xx
 F5-  333xxx
 D5-  000xxx
Intro: BM7-Eb5- E5(x4)
Verse 1:
There BM7seems to Eb5be no E5difference
Between BM7present Eb5tense and the E5pretense
Cause it's F#5all a Eb5part of 
              G#5          E5  BM7-Eb5-E5  
what you've been trying to say
Well BM7you've got Eb5all the right E5reasons
To write BM7red hot Eb5rants for the E5weekend
But they're F#5not a Eb5part of 
              G#5          E5  BM7-Eb5-E5  
what you've been trying to say
Refrain:
  G#5They say you lost your E5way
(You're way with words)
                G#5  E5(hold)
  The right way to go
Chorus:
You've lost your Eb5way with E5words 
or at G#5least that's B5what I F#5heard
You've lost your Eb5way with E5words 
       C#5-B5-F#5  
and to me
F#5(hold)     BM7-Eb5-              E5  
what could be worse?
              BM7-Eb5-E5  
What could be worse?
Verse 2:
When your BM7father Eb5passed down his E5wisdom
SomeBM7times I think Eb5he must've sE5pilled some
Cause you F#5lost the Eb5sight of 
              G#5          E5  BM7-Eb5-E5  
what you've been trying to say
And BM7I know that Eb5nobody's E5perfect
Well BM7no one would Eb5want to sound E5desperate
UnlesF#5s that's a Eb5part of 
              G#5          E5  BM7-Eb5-E5  
what you've been trying to say
(Repeat Chorus except last  2 lines)
what could beF5?
What could be E5worse? 
Bridge:
  F5Oh, you could dance around
  E5Dance around with D5nothing to say
You've lost your Eb5way with E5words 
at G#5least that's B5what I F#5heard
                       Eb5     E5  C#5-B5-F#5  
You've lost your way with words
(Repeat Chorus)
Outro:
e|--------------------------------
B|--------------------------------
G|--------------------------------
D|-----4-------------------------- (x2)
A|---2------1-4----2-4-2----2-4-2-
D|-4------1------2--------2-------

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Way With Words

by The Starting Line

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

BM7

Eb5

F#5

G#5

C#5

Beat: 3/4

Key:

Tuning: Drop D

Chords used:

BM7

- x243xx

Eb5

- 111xxx

- 222xxx

F#5

- 444xxx

G#5

- 666xxx

C#5

- x466xx

- x244xx

- 333xxx

- 000xxx

BM7 Eb5 E5

Intro: -- (x4)

Verse 1:

BM7 Eb5 E5

There seems to be no difference

BM7 Eb5 E5

Between present tense and the pretense

F#5 Eb5

Cause it's all a part of

G#5 E5 BM7 Eb5 E5

what you've been trying to say

BM7 Eb5 E5

Well you've got all the right reasons

BM7 Eb5 E5

To write red hot rants for the weekend

F#5 Eb5

But they're not a part of

G#5 E5 BM7 Eb5 E5

what you've been trying to say

Refrain:

G#5 E5

They say you lost your way

(You're way with words)

G#5 E5

(hold)

The right way to go

Chorus:

Eb5 E5

You've lost your way with words

G#5 B5 F#5

or at least that's what I heard

Eb5 E5

You've lost your way with words

C#5 B5 F#5

and to me

F#5 BM7 Eb5 E5

(hold) --

what could be worse?

BM7 Eb5 E5

What could be worse?

Verse 2:

BM7 Eb5 E5

When your father passed down his wisdom

BM7 Eb5 E5

Sometimes I think he must've spilled some

F#5 Eb5

Cause you lost the sight of

G#5 E5 BM7 Eb5 E5

what you've been trying to say

BM7 Eb5 E5

And I know that nobody's perfect

BM7 Eb5 E5

Well no one would want to sound desperate

F#5 Eb5

Unless that's a part of

G#5 E5 BM7 Eb5 E5

what you've been trying to say

(Repeat Chorus except last 2 lines)

what could be?

What could be worse?

Bridge:

Oh, you could dance around

E5 D5

Dance around with nothing to say

Eb5 E5

You've lost your way with words

G#5 B5 F#5

at least that's what I heard

Eb5 E5 C#5 B5 F#5

You've lost your way with words

(Repeat Chorus)

Outro:

e|--------------------------------

B|--------------------------------

G|--------------------------------

D|-----4-------------------------- (x2)

A|---2------1-4----2-4-2----2-4-2-

D|-4------1------2--------2-------

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